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GH Builders NY

Home services

Item 8 requires the Business Management System to be purchased from the franchisor or an affiliate, the clearest signal of who controls that software decision.

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Live signals

Total units
1
1 franchised
Franchised outlet growth
—
Item 20, last two year-ends
AUV
—
Item 19
Royalty
5% component; full terms unconfirmed
percentage component
Ad fund
2%
percentage component
Initial fee
$60K
per unit
Investment range
$71K–$521K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Franchisor controlled
from the filing
Non-compete
4 years
from the filing
Item 19
No claims
from the filing

Ordinary royalty terms

5% component; full terms unconfirmed

Complete royalty terms are not confirmed for the selected filing.

Recorded percentage components

These are recorded percentage components. Each has its own base and conditions; the chart does not state the total payment or confirm ad-fund completeness.

1recorded components (FY2022)

Recorded percentage components (FY2022)Ad fund 2%. Components use their own filing bases and conditions. Drawn against a 15% reference scale.

15% reference

Ad fund 2%

Franchisor behaviours

What the franchisor requires

27 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 2 explicit no's; 5 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.

Accounting

Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Implement and maintain, at Franchisee’s expense, a bookkeeping, accounting, and record keeping system conforming to the requirements and formats Franchisor prescribes;

Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?

Yes

Franchise agreement

At all times, Franchisee shall provide and permit Franchisor to maintain direct and independent access to the Business Management System and the Business Management System Data and to duplicate and evaluate data the Business Management System Data

Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee shall submit to Franchisor, in the form Franchisor reasonably prescribes, an unaudited monthly profit and loss statement and balance sheet for the Franchised Business within sixty (60) days after the end of each month during the Term.

How the franchisor buys

Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?

Yes

Item 8

We are the current sole Supplier of branded materials which you will use in the operation of your Franchised Business.

Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisor, in Franchisor’s Reasonable Business Judgment, may, from time to time, modify the list of approved brands, suppliers and distributors of System Equipment and Supplies, Service Vehicles, and approved equipment, supplies and services to be utilized by the Franchised Business

How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?

0

Item 8

We currently do not have any franchisees and we and our affiliates did not receive any revenue during the last fiscal year for purchases or leases from franchisees.

Item 8 gives this proportion in one of two shapes: separate percentages for establishing the business and for operating it, or one figure covering "establishing and operating" together. Where they are separate, answer with the operating percentage; where the passage gives only the combined figure, answer with that. What percentage of the franchisee's purchases must come from designated or approved suppliers?

80

Item 8

We estimate that your purchase of goods and services from suppliers according to our specifications, including your purchase of goods or services from our designated exclusive suppliers, to represent approximately 50% of your total purchases and leases in establishing the Franchised Business and approximately 80% of…

Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?

Yes

Item 8

We may charge you a fee equal to the costs and expenses that we incur in reviewing and/or evaluating an alternate supplier, product, and/or service requested by you.

Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?

Yes

Item 8

If you want to purchase or lease a source restricted item from a supplier that has not been previously approved or designated by us in writing, you must send us a written request for approval and submit additional information that we may request.

Communications

Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee agrees that in the event of the termination of this Agreement, for any reason, that the accounts related to all telephone numbers associated with the Franchised Business and all rights in and to the telephone numbers associated with the Franchised Business, shall, at Franchisor’s election, be transferred…

Data and IT

Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Comply with all statutes and rules regarding the maintenance and security of customer information, customer data, customer privacy, credit card transactions and other financial obligations involving customers of the Franchised Business;

Franchise management

Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?

Yes

Franchise agreement

the methods for monitoring customer satisfaction and, the methods for marketing and promoting the Franchised Business must conform to Franchisor’s System standards and specifications as determined by Franchisor, in Franchisor’s Reasonable Business Judgment, as designated by Franchisor in the Operations Manual and/or…

Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisor has the right at any time during business hours, and without prior notice to Franchisee, to inspect Franchisee’s Operations Center, Service Vehicles and System Equipment and Supplies.

Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?

Yes

Item 11

At all times, we reserve the right to supplement, modify and update the Manuals.

Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?

Yes

Item 11

You may not open the Franchised Business until you have completed our initial training requirements, obtained the necessary licensing and authorization from state and regulatory agencies within your Operating Territory, obtained and provided us with written proof of the required insurance, and have timely secured an…

Marketing

Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?

Yes

Item 11

You may not utilize any websites, web based media or digital media unless expressly approved by us in writing.

Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?

Yes

Item 6

You must spend not less than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) toward the marketing and promotion of the grand opening of your GH Business.

Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?

Yes

Item 11

You are required to engage in local marketing and you are required to commit and spend an amount equal to no less than one percent (1%) of your monthly Gross Sales on your local marketing efforts.

Operations

Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?

Yes

Franchise agreement

(e) Purchase displays, point of sale displays, uniforms, supplies, marketing materials and promotional materials (including but not limited to System Equipment and Supplies) as designated by Franchisor and only from Franchisor or Franchisor’s approved supplier(s); and (f) Purchase from distributors and other…

Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee shall purchase approved or designated types of construction and decorating materials, fixtures, equipment, furniture and signs including, but not limited to, System Equipment and Supplies, only from suppliers approved or designated by Franchisor

Payments

Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?

Yes

Franchise agreement

form and such other authorization agreements, in the form proscribed by Franchisor, for preauthorized payment of Royalty Fees, and other amounts due from Franchisee under this Agreement, by electronic transfer of funds from Franchisee's bank account to the bank account that Franchisor designates.

People

Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?

Yes

Item 15

At all times, your GH Business must be managed and supervised on- site by either a Managing Owner or Operating Manager.

Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?

Yes

Item 11

For the protection of the System you must ensure that all employees wear and maintain the proper uniforms with our approved System branded apparel and uniforms including, but not limited to the apparel and uniforms containing the Licensed Marks.

Point of sale

Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?

Yes

Item 11

We will not have independent access to the information and data that is electronically collected and stored on your computer system but if we implement a point of sale system or customer relationship management system we will have and maintain direct independent access to the information that you store in such systems.

Sales and CRM

Must the franchisee use a CRM system designated or approved by the franchisor?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Exclusively use, at all times, only those supplies, products, equipment, software systems, business management systems, customer relationship management systems GH Builders NY 2022 FA 32 (whether hard drive based, networked, or cloud based) and supplies designated by Franchisor including, without limitation, the…

Training

Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee (or, if Franchisee is a Corporate Entity, Franchisee’s Managing Owner) and Manager, at Franchisee’s sole cost and expense, must attend and successfully complete all refresher training courses or system-wide training courses, additional training programs and seminars as Franchisor periodically may designate…

Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?

Yes

Item 6

If we establish a franchisee annual conference you or your Managing Owner must attend the conference on the dates and at the location that we designate.

The filing answers no to 2 questions
  • Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?Item 8
  • Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?Item 8

The vendor opportunity at GH Builders NY The FDD makes no financial performance representation.

Who controls software purchasing Item 2 names President and Chief Executive Officer Andrew Mason as the sole named officer. Item 8 puts him in direct control of one specific system: the Business Management System must be purchased from the franchisor or an affiliate.

Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required Item 11 of the FDD sets GH Builders NY's technology and training requirements — read them in the embedded filing below. The more concrete signal sits in Item 8, which requires the Business Management System to be bought from the franchisor or an affiliate, a mandated purchase distinct from any named Item 11 system.

Procurement, renewals, and timing Item 8 runs a designated-suppliers-only model: franchisees may use only products, supplies, equipment, and services the franchisor authorizes and designates in writing, which can include the franchisor, its affiliates, or its Master Franchisor as the exclusive supplier. Green Plans, Green Homes certification, the Business Management System, certain inventory items, and branded materials must specifically come from the franchisor or an affiliate; franchisees may still propose a supplier for approval. Item 17 renewal requires 180 days' notice, full compliance, a facility remodel, a renewal fee, and the then-current franchise agreement.

How to read the GH Builders NY FDD The filing was filed with state franchise regulators in 2022. The embedded PDF viewer below carries the full text of Items 2, 8, 11, 17, and 19.

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Ordinary royalty terms

Complete royalty terms are not confirmed.

Questions vendors ask

GH Builders NY, answered from the filing

Item 2 names President and Chief Executive Officer Andrew Mason. Item 8's requirement that the Business Management System come from the franchisor or an affiliate makes this single executive the direct approval point for that purchase.
Item 11 of the FDD sets GH Builders NY's technology requirements; see the embedded filing below. Item 8 separately requires the Business Management System to be purchased from the franchisor or an affiliate — a mandated software purchase distinct from any Item 11 list.
1 franchised location as of the 2022 FDD, in the home-services segment.
Designated suppliers only under Item 8: franchisees may use only products, supplies, equipment, and services the franchisor authorizes and designates in writing. Green Plans, Green Homes certification, the Business Management System, certain inventory, and branded materials must come from the franchisor or an affiliate; franchisees may propose a supplier for approval.
The initial term is 10 years, and Item 17 renewal requires 180 days' notice, full compliance, a facility remodel, a renewal fee, and the then-current franchise agreement — that remodel and renewal point is the natural pitch window.
It was filed with state franchise regulators in 2022. Use the embedded PDF viewer below to read Items 2, 8, 11, 17, and 19 directly.
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Operator footprint

Who runs the locations

5 operators run 5 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.

Operators by units owned

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